My 101 has been found

My 101

Awhile ago I started My 101 and attempted to complete everything on it - Which is kind of funny because I couldn't even think of a hundred and one things to do. I came across it the other day and realized that although I hadn't been keeping track there were quite a few things that I could cross off. YAY ME! Of couse it only took me 3 and a half years. Not bad right? Now on to completing the rest.

The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (i.e. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (i.e. represent some amount of work on my part).

Why 1001 Days? Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year's resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.


2-17-2009

Our List
1. Travel to Germany2. Take Logan on a family camping trip
3. Hike the Trinity Alps4. Walk the dog more
5. Hike local trails
6. Take Logan to Hawaii
7. Pay off our debt
8. Take a vacation with Brian’s mom
9. Take a vacation with Brian’s Dad
10. Go to Costa Rica with my mom and dad
11. Buy a new KING size bed
12. Get a new TV
13. Spend weekend fishing14. Try a new recipe each week (143/9)

Eava’s List

15. Spend more then two weekends at the lake
16. Visit Great America
17. Try a new restaurant once every two months
~Beach Comber Cafe
~Bless My Soul Cafe
~Cafe Brio
~Catch Cafe
~Cin Cin
~Daybreak Cafe
~Indian Cuiine
~Kyotot Japanese Restaurant
~Looking Glass House
~Marcelli's
~Moonstone Grill
~Peppers
~Puerto Escondido Mexican Restaurant
~Sea Grill
~The Banana Hut
18. Read 5 Classic Novels
19. Lose 20 pounds- I said 15. Brian changed it to 20
20. Spend a day in Ferndale
21. Plant pumpkins for Halloween (TUCKER ATE THEM)22. Get rid of the crap we’re not using
23. Spend more one on one time with my nieces and nephews
24. Drive out to Shelter Cove
25. Reupholster the kitchen chairs26 Plant my flowerbeds27. Get a new job
28. Work out more
29. Visit Melissa and Levi
30. Fly to North Carolina for Jamie’s wedding (wedding postponed)31. Make copies of all our photos to be placed on disk
32. Start saving money for a new car
33. Use my parent’s timeshare
34. Go bowling with friends35. Have our October BBQ again
36. Help friends/family find cheap vacations
37. Help my sister's with a project(2/2)
38. Visit the Burrell shops in Orick
39. Get Photoshop and learn how to use it
40. Take a photography class at CR
41. Brush up on my Spanish
42. Learn all of my countries and their capitals
43. Take cooking lessons
44. Visit my grandparents45. Check out Arts Alive
46. Get a new bed set
47. Learn to make every drink on my new cocktail shaker
48. Take the girls school clothes shopping
49. Play a game of wall ball with the kids
50. Donate to the American Red Cross
51. Actually ride the bike I bought
52. Take swing dancing or salsa lessons
53. See the Grand Canyon54.Purchase the rest of the post secret books

 

 

Facebook King

I went through the list of blogs I follow and realized that nobody else is keeping up with theirs either. There was part of me that was happy about this and another part of me that was extremely sad. I love checking in and see what everyone else has been up too but was glade to know that I'm not the only one who gets caught up in the day to day of life and forgets to post.  Out of the 14 blogs that I follow only two are still active. Everyone else hasn't posted in over a year or two. Guess Facebook really is the King of the Internet.

My parents have owned property at Trinity Lake since I was a kid. When I say property I really mean property. We have the basic like water, electricity, a bathroom with a shower, and a small cabin that holds a bed and our refrigerator.  Its like camping in luxury and I tend to forget how nice we have it until we take a backpacking trip into the wilderness.  Over the years we've owned boats, jet skis and every water toy you can imagine.  This year my parents purchased a new patio boat. Well new to us.  It was ugly. Barney purple ugly and had to be painted right away.

We spent 2 months working on it. I've never sanded so much in my life.

 

 

Wow ! Almost a year and a half since I've done a post. Talk about slacking! Well it catch up time! and I think I'll start with our trip to Hawaii in December - It was a last minute trip planned in October. We had no intentions of even taking a trip this year but when I found flights from SFO to Honolulu for $299 a person I knew we had to jump on it - Logan has begged us for years to take him and adding that third person in is always a strain on our bank accounts. We didn't bother to tell him we were going. We just picked him up at the airport at midnight and got right back on another plane the following morning at 9am

Day One: We arrived on Oahu around 12:45pm after an hour delay out of San Francisco. The weather was horrible in the bay area and we were excited to get to Oahu. We rented some kind of weird SUV thing from Hertz Rental Car and off we went. We stopped by Costco to pickup supplies and have lunch. The cheapest meal of our entire vacation $7.68 to feed the three of us. What a deal! After Costco we headed to our hotel (Waikiki Resort Hotel). We were an hour early but they let us check in and up we went to our rooms to freshen up. This hotel is basic but cheap and the location is ideal for Waikiki beach if you’re on a budget. We hit the Waikiki strip and fought all the other tourist trying to get from point A to point B. We checked out the International Market Place but didn’t buy anything. Are they going to tear down that beautiful tree when they tear the rest of it down? If so, that breaks my heart. We headed to Lulu’s for dinner since I remembered it from my time in Kona years ago. The food was extremely underwhelming. We called it an early night and I was sound asleep by 7:30pm Hawaii time.

Day two: I wake up early. I like to wake the rest of the family up with me. I know this is not nice but it’s what I do. I make breakfast and pack our lunch. We are on a budget a very tight one. We head to Pearl Harbor for the 9:30 showing. We get there at 8:15 and manage to get bumped up to the 8:30 showing. Pear Harbor is unbelievable. My emotions get the better of me and I shed a few tears. I’m a firm believer that anyone visiting Oahu should come here. If you don’t, you’re missing a great opportunity to see a huge part of our American and Japanese history. Plus it’s free. Can’t beat that! After Pearl Harbor we head to the National Cemetery. It is the third anniversary of our friend’s death and we stop by for a visit. We’re impressed with how well kept the grounds are. For a cemetery this place is beautiful and has some amazing views of Honolulu. Once again I shed a few tears. Next stop is Manoa falls but before heading there we decided to stop at Lyon Arboretum which is right next door and advice from trip advisor says that you can park in their parking lot and explore both places. Needless to say that Lyons has a nice little sign asking you not to do this. We spent a good two hours getting lost on their trails before we finally made it back to the parking lot. This place was amazing! So beautiful that had I been lost for another four hours it would have been fine with me. Another free activity that exceeded my expectations. Next we drove down to Manoa falls and paid their 5 dollar parking fee. We hiked up this nice trail but it seemed so lacking next to Lyons trails. We were also disappointed that the falls were barely a trickle. We head back to Waikiki but do the loop at Puu Ualakaa State Park first. Impressive views and well worth the visit. Back at the hotel we once again walk the strip, sit on the beach, and enjoy the last few minutes of the sun before having dinner at The Yardhouse. It was better the Lulu’s but not great.

 

 

 

Day Three: We’re up again early and hiking Diamond Head by 8am. I am out of shape and all this humidity is kicking my butt. The boys make it up in no time. I sweat, moan, and cry but I make it. The weather hasn’t been ideal and the view is average at best on this particular day. The number of people wanting to hike Diamond Head was our biggest turn off. So many people trying to compete for the same spot. I personally would skip it next time. We’ve got time to kill before we have to check out of our hotel so we head north east and visit the Halona Blow Hole. There are 6 tour buses and 500 people standing to see it. We weren’t impressed but we also live on the beach in Northern California where our blow hole shoots 50 feet up in the air. Maybe it was a bad tide day. We’re not sure. We leave there and head back to Waikiki but stop first at the spitting cave. Now this was impressive. Only two locals on the rocks watching the whales and turtles go by. We head back to our hotel and grab some lunch at Lyasume Musubi. It’s excellent! We then pack and off to Makaha we went! . We arrive at our condo (Makaha Beach Cabanas) around 2pm. It’s beautiful! The ocean and beach are stunning and we are so glad to be out of Waikiki. We spend the rest of the day at the condo checking out the whales and turtles.

 

 

 

Day Four: We once again get up early (are you seeing a trend yet, poor guys) we head to the Aloha Stadium to stock up on souvenirs. This was our kids favorite thing. I'm pretty sure he's going to be on an episode of hoarders. After the market we head up to the North Shore and hit the beaches. The boys boogie board. I work on my tan. The weather is poor and we end up only staying for a few hours but we did manage to hit up a shrimp truck and this made all the driving worth it. We take the long way back to the Condo and hit up the Valley of Temples. It’s more than worth the 3 dollars they charge you to get in.

 

Day Five: We head to Kahe Point Beach to snorkel. It amazed me to see how many people pay for someone to take them snorkeling when they can just drive to that location and walk right in. The snorkeling was decent but they want to check out the snorkeling at the Ko’olina lagoons. We pack up and head that way. The snorkeling in lagoon two is decent but they quickly grow bored of this and want to boogie board. We head up to Yokohama Beach but the surf is not ideal for boogie boarding. We load the car back up and head to Makaha Beach. The boys are once again not happy with the boogie boarding. They want to pack up and head elsewhere. I throw a fit. I am tired of lugging everything to and from the car. We stay there for two hours. I am happy.

Day Six: I let them sleep in. We don’t start moving until around 10:30am. They want to head up to the north shore again and boogie board. I’m not happy with this. We should have gotten up early if we were going to do all that driving. They give in and we hike the rock by our condo. Stunning views but you better have a good grip. We then attempt to visit Kane aki heiu but are informed at the gate that it was vandalized in March and is shut down until repairs can be made. Boohoo! We decided to spend a couple of hours on the beach at our condo I love it there! At 2pm we head to the Bishop Museum for some exploring. We should have left earlier. I didn’t feel like the two hours I allotted to explore was nearly enough. We left the Museum and head into Waikiki for dinner. It took us 1 hr and 15 minutes to travel 8 miles. There is a parade in Waikiki to celebrate Pearl Harbor. I love this but wish we had known prior. We end up turning around because we couldn’t find parking. We ate at Gorden Biersch and it too was disappointing.

Day Seven: We head home – boohoo! On the plus side the weather in San Francisco is amazing which made leaving a little easier.



All in all I’m not sure if I would go back to Oahu. We preferred Maui and even the Big Island over Oahu but it’s our goal to visit all the islands during our travels and I’m glad we went.

The House

Its almost Febuary and the house is still a work in progress. They are just now getting around to doing the inside and with a little luck my parents will be in their new house by the begining of March. I have a funny feeling that means mid April.

Roof Top Tent

We've been looking at these forever and finally found one in our price range down in the Bay Area. Now all we need is some decent weather so we can try it out.

Ice Skating

I was pretty sure I would be just slightly worse then Kristy Yamaguchion my first attempt at Ice Skating. I've been Roller Skating for years and had always assumed that it was pretty much the samething...ummm yeah, its not! Logan and Brian on the other hand skated around like pro's

Finally! a computer that was able to upload my photos..more to come!

The Rebuild

see this post? see how its blank? its been 15 minutes and I can't get a freakin photo to upload! Lame!

its been awhile...a shocking long while...It amazes me how fast the days turn into weeks, the weeks in to months and so on...

I feel like it was just yesterday that I was basking in the warm Carolina sunshine as my last post suggest. But its not...its been 3 very long months. I'd love to say that I've been extremely busy living life to the fullest but honestly the only thing I've done since September is drink a lot of beer and gain 10 pounds. As they say "Tis the Season"

I have also taken a few million photos but getting them to up load in a timely fashion seems to be damn near impossible. Blog spot could learn a thing or two from facebook when it comes to speedy uploads. I hate the waiting game just as much as everybody else but have to remind myself that if I'm going to keep an online journal of my life that patience is a virtue that can be extremely handy if I ever manage to conquer it. Having myself a cocktail also helps :-)